Coin-holder.



No. 756,326. PATENTED APR; 5, 1-904- D. J. CABLE. COIN HOLDER.

APPLIUATION nun MAY 27, 1903. no MODEL. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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PATENTED APR. 5, 1904.

D. J. CABLE, COIN HOLDER.

APPLIOATIOQ FILED MAY 27, 1903.

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UNTTED STATES Patented April 5, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL J. CABLE, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR 'OF ONE- HALF TO HENRY BRAUN, OF ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA.

'COlN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 756,326, dated April 5, 1904.

Application filed May 27, 1903. Serial No. 159,035. (No model.)

T at whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL J. CABLE, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Coin-Holder, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is in the nature of an improved device for holding coins; and it relates more particularly to that type of holders adapt- 1 ed to contain a predetermined number of coins for conveniently holding them in bulk.

Heretofore paper coin-holders have been provided which have been more especially designed for holding in bulk a given number of I 5 coins for a limited transfer or handling thereof in which no special provision has been made to provide against breakage of the package when dropped on the floor or for unusual handling thereof. Coin-holders have also been provided formed of thin and metallic material capable of sustaining the coin bulk in its assembled condition and from separation under ordinary handling of the same or in case of dropping the same. This latter type of coin- 2 5 holders while meeting the requirements so far as it relates to handling, &c., the use thereof has been more or less limited by reason of the great cost in manufacture of the same and the care and time required in doing them up around the coins or otherwise adjusting them to receive the coins, and, furthermore, for the fact that the cost thereof makes it necessary to so shape them as to permit of their reuse.

My present invention comprehends an im- 3 5 proved coin-holder the body of which is formed of paper or other fibrous or thin flexible material capable of being torn by hand, but having sufficient rigidity to maintain, under ordinary conditions, its folded shape and having reinforcing means, which acts as a stiffener A or fastener for sustaining the fibrous body in its folded shape.

In its more complete nature my invention comprises a coin-holder formed of a stiff paper or analogous body, a fastening means of a smooth, tough, flexible material joined with the paper body in such manner as to provide a guide or bearing-surface for each of the coins to engage as they are entered into the 5 holder to facilitate the entrance of a column of coins into the holder and to also form a spring-like side bearing for sustaining the coins in their proper superimposed relation within the holder,'said stiffener being further designed so the opposite ends thereof can be readily bent over the opposite ends of the coin-column to clamp the edges of the fibrous body folded over the coin end.

Another and important feature of my invention lies in the production of a paper or analogous coin-holder having means combined therewith for sustaining the same in a proper condition about the coins during the ordinary handling of the filled holder and adapted to be held in such frictional engagement with 5 the coins therein to necessitate the tearing and destruction of the holder to quickly remove the coins therefrom.

In its more subordinate features my invention further embodies certain details of construction and novel combination of parts, all of which will hereinafter be fully explained, and specifically pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in Which Figure 1 is a view illustrating the manner in which a coin-h0lder embodying my invention is filled. Fig. 2 illustrates the manner in which the coin-column is forced into its tight frictional position within the holder. Fig. 3 is a 30 view of a coin-holderfilled and with the end folds closed and looked over the ends of the coin-column. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section thereof showing one form of my invention. Fig. 5 is a similar view showing another form 5 of the same. Fig. 6 is a perspective view, and Fig. 7 is a vertical section, of the preferred form of my invention. Fig. 8 is a view of the paper blank from which the body of my improved coin-holder is formed. Fig. 9 isadetail 9 view of the preferred form of combined metallic stiffener-guide and end-locking member.

In carrying out my invention I form the body of the holder of a single sheet of stiff paper or other analogous material which retains the semirigid shape when folded up and adapted to be torn or ruptured by finger manipulation.

The blank B is of a rectangular shape (see Fig. 9) and is of a length to permit overlap- I twenty, more or less, nickels, and in Fig. 6is

shown a holder adapted for conveniently containing a desired number of silver dollars, it being understood that the holders can readily be provided for containing coins of any diameter and number by cutting the blank B in the required proportions.

The blank B is turned, with the ends 6?) overlapping, as shown in Fig. 2, and the width of the blank is such that when the desired number of coinsthat is, the column of coins for which the holder is provided are placed therein the ends B B can be readily folded over the opposite ends of the coin-column and form the end closures therefor.

The overlapping ends I) 6 add stiffness to the body of the holder to aid in maintaining the same in a semirigid condition; but to prevent transverse bending or buckling of the holder and to produce a smooth guide-surface extending the full length of the holder and also to facilitate the setting of the coins to a proper horizontal or superimposed relation when the holder is filled in the manner presently disclosed and, furthermore, to provide a simple, inexpensive, and easily-manipulated locking means the lap ends 5 b of the fibrous body are joined by a narrow strip C, which is formed of a suitable flexible material having a smooth surface, preferably thin tin or aluminium.

In the simplest form of my invention, as shown in Fig. 4, the strip C is threaded through the overlapping ends I) Z), with its central portion 0 exposed on the inside of the holder and 'its ends 0 c disposed external of the said holder and-With the said ends 0 0 extended beyond the ends a a of the holder and bent inwardly. upon themselves to clamp over the upper and lower edges (0 a of the said holder, as shown.

In Fig. 5 is shown the same general arrangement of the strip 0 as it appears in Fig. 4c, the central portion 0 being, however, external and the end portion 0 0 internal with the holder, with the terminals of the portions 0 0 bent downwardly over the holder ends a. This latter form of my invention is desirable for use as a holder fornickels, as it gives an increased smooth stiff internal guide-surface at one side of the holder with which one edge of the nickels engages and prevents unnecessary friction at the said edge of the nickels as they contact with the members 0 in entering the holder in the manner shown in Fig. 1.

In all the forms of my improvedtzoin-hold- I ers they are made of a length greater than the length of the coin-column for which they are provided. This permits folding in one end of the holder preparatory to entering the nickels, as in folding the said ends inward the corresponding end of the stiffener C is bent at right angles with the said folds and forms a stiff locking member, (indicated by C in Figs. 3 and 4,) which serves to clamp said folded ends of the body to a closure position and provides, as it were, a closed bottom for the holder.

' The manner in which my form of coinholder, so far as described, is used and the advantages thereof are best explained as follows: The desired number of coins are placed overlapping each other and in alinement in the palm of one hand, as shown in Fig. 1, and

the holder is held in the other hand and is slipped over the coins in the manner shown, which enter the holder in a diagonal endwise and relatively transverse plane of the holder, with their lower edges engaging the paper surface of the holder. After the column is entered endwise in the manner stated the holder is turned to the position shown in Fig. 2, and the bottom thereof is struck once or twice on a solid surface to cause the coins to assume the desired horizontal superimposed relation to fit within the holder in a solid manner, with the upper end of the column below the upper end of the holder. By reason of the flexibility of the paper body and the frictional contact of one edge of the nickels therewith, owing to the slightly-rough surface of the paper, the nickels at the paper side remain in a frictional engagement with the holder, as

the opposite edges thereof which engage the stifiener or smooth opposing surfaces C readily slide down to the horizontal position, it being manifest that as the coin-column is of some weight the slight endwise impact or hammering of the holder causes the coins as they assume the horizontal position to become sufficiently wedged endwise within the holder by reason of the flexibility of the paper body at one side and the springing or flexibility of the member 0 at the opposite side, which prevents any loose play of the coins within the holder. After the coins have been set within the holder, as stated, the upper end of the holder is folded in, together with the upper end of the stiffener C, which latter firmly locks the upper folds of the holder, and thereby providing a holder which can be dropped without danger of the nickels separating.

To remove the nickels quickly, the paper body is ruptured or torn from about the coins.

In Figs. 6 and 7 is illustrated the preferred form of my invention which is more especially adapted for holding coins of large denomination. In this form the stiffener-guide member C consists of a thin sheet of tin or other metal provided with one or more stamped spurs 0 adapted when the said member O is applied to the overlapping ends of the blank to puncture the said ends and be bent down over the external face of the holder. In this latter form the strip C is also exposed the entire length of the inner side of the holder, whereby to provide a flexible and smooth reinforced portion continuous from the top to the bottom of the holder; such arrangement of the member C facilitating easy scooping up of the extended coin-column held in one hand and the ready assembling of the said coincolumn to bring the several coins in aproper superimposed relation. Furthermore, a uniform metal or reinforced flexible rim is provided at one side, against which and the opposing fibrous body of the holder the coins securely wedge as they assume their horizontal position.

From the foregoing, taken in connection with the drawings, the advantages of my present construction of coin-holder will be readily apparent. The same possesses many advantages over the ordinary forms of coin-holders heretofore used, as the column of coins can be easily scooped up from one hand into the holder, and by simply tapping the bottom of the holder the coins assume their proper position and become tightly wedged, and, furthermore, by reason of the flexible side thereby the paper end folds are held secured in their folded conditionby the bent ends of the said side strip.

The cheapness in construction provides for covering the coin in such manner that easy access thereto is only had by rupturing or destroying the holder.

Slight changes in the form of the body portion and the reinforcing member therefor may readily be made without departing from my invention and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A coin-holder consisting of a rectangular body of fibrous material folded in a tubular shape with its opposite edges overlapping, the length of the said body being greater than the column of coins to be held therein, and a flexible stiffener extending lengthwise of the body interlocked with the overlapping edges and having its opposite ends clamped over the upper and lower ends of the said overlapping edges and adapted to be'folded over with the foldable end portions of the body, as set forth.

2. A coin-holder consisting of a rectangular body of fibrous material folded in a tubular shape with its opposite edges overlapping, a metal reinforcing-strip which extends the full length of the body with a portion thereof exposed internally of the same and interlocked with the overlapping edges, for the purposes specified.

3. A coin-holder consisting of apiece of stiff fibrous material bent into a tubular shape and of a length greater than the column of coins to be held therein and having its opposite edges overlapping, a flexible and smooth metal strip threaded lengthwise into the overlapping edges of the body with. its ends clamped over the upper and lower ends of the said overlapping edges, as set forth.

4. As a new article, a coin-holder comprising a tubular body of a semirigid material capable of being torn or ruptured by hand and of a length greater than the column of coins to be held therein whereby the ends of said body are inwardly foldable, the opposite edges of said body overlapping, and a flexible me tallic strip having a smooth surface extending lengthwise on the inner face of the tubular body having portions interlocked with the overlapping edges thereof and its ends clamped over the upper and lower ends of the overlapped edges, all being arranged substantially as shown and for the purposes described.

DANIEL J. CABLE.

Witnesses:

JoHN J. MILLER, L. H. MGCABE. 

